Boreddy Reddy

Dr. BSR Reddy has been working as a Director Grade Scientist ‘G’ and Head of the Industrial Chemistry Laboratory in World famous Institute, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai 600020 (India) for the last 28 years. Professor BSR Reddy’s interests include applied synthetic organic chemistry and polymer science / technology, ring-opening metathesis, synthesis and polymerization of a dictionary of several functionally activated acrylates, functional microspheres, polymer drug conjugates, polymer supports, electroactive polymers, phenol-formaldehyde reactions, adhesives, (Nano)composites, organic-inorganic composites and functional polymers. He is the author / co-author of 180 research publications, and 12 patents including a number of book chapters. He is one of the most frequently cited authors in chemical, pharmaceutical and biological sciences. Professor BSR Reddy obtained his B.Sc degree from Hindu college, Machlipattinam, Andhra university, Vizag (India) and M.Sc from S.V.U. Post-Graduate Centre, Anantapur (India), Ph. D (1978) and D.Sc (2005) from the University of Madras, Chennai (India). He is a Fellow of Royal Socity of Chemistry, London and Society of Polymer Science (India). Also, he was elected Fellow of the Andra Pradesh Acadamy of Sciences (2005) and Tamil Nadu Acadamy of Sciences (2009). He was awarded prestigious Tamil Nadu Scientist Award (TANSA) by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu for his overwhelming contributions to Science and Society during 1997.